Transformation of geographical education in the process of realization of the concept of the New Ukrainian School

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of changes in geographical education during the implementation of the reform of the New Ukrainian School. The reform is designed for years because it is very difficult to quickly change the educational traditions of Ukraine, which have been formed since independence. However, changes have already begun, and the Ministry of Education and Science is using all possible tools to ensure that they are only better and harmoniously cover the fundamentals of each discipline, including geography and the latest educational technologies.

Since the implementation of the reform, Ukrainian geographical education has received a strong impetus to development, modernization, application of new forms of organization of the educational process, and evaluation.

Geography, as a discipline during the study of which several general and special competencies are formed, with the educational revolution that occurred in 2016, finally became one of the leading school disciplines, which has a significant impact on shaping the worldview of modern Ukrainian school graduates. The new Ukrainian school must be a holistic and well-developed personality, a patriot with an active position, and an innovator capable of changing the world around him.

         The initial preconditions of the study were the scientific works of many foreign and domestic scholars who studied aspects of geographical education at various levels, including general secondary education and higher education institutions, which train future teachers of geography.

         To identify changes in geographical education, a questionnaire was developed, which included questions about the educational process, a survey was conducted, respondents were graduates of Ukrainian secondary schools 1990–2021 and future graduates 2022–2026.

The authors interpreted the results of the survey, highlighted the main positive and negative points that emerged during the transformation of geographical education in the implementation of the Concept of the New Ukrainian School, and provided several recommendations for further changes for better geographical education in Ukraine.